https://vimeo.com/104961968 First film i ever had in KMF (bit rough but hay i do cringe at the transitions and the editing ) about my make one legged phil bouldering , he is now in the GB paraclimbing team https://vimeo.com/111568098 film about my mate dave who climbs despite brain injury , in in g...

i just go ski touring (telemark) in scotland (been 3 days allready this season) gear is expensive but you can oick up second hand kit.... get some skins, touring skis and touring boots and have at it ... obviously as you progress its worth getting avalanche kit and stuff if you are going steep , but...

ye quick hiker tents are great , have the ultralight2 whitch used on a few bike packs with eve . and it is great, fits in bar harness well , pretty good in the weather, easy to put up quickly , lots of room for a small 2 man . i allso have the old quick hiker 2 dome tent and that has had some seriou...

Decathlon do a good bike tubeless repare kit... used it a few times verry impressed
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/tubeless-ty ... 32904.html

last year i think i got my mum an alpkit stem cell and some other moderatly usefull bikepacking things but they did then go bikepacking round europe so that was easy

I have the top of the range vango ostro, mountain tent that i use for scotland winter car campin for skiing, and im not tgat happy with it, its ok and holds up well to the weather but snaped a pole second outin putting it up in the wind , all the poles are a bit bent after a years use and build qual...

Im going to the film summit for free wine etc but dont have a film in this year so probably only going to a few films and mostly drinks with mates on friday night

humm sadly i now live a 20 min drive from kendal in shap or i could have put you up, maybe posti ritch has a lawn

they use to do camping , but can only find mention of campervan camping at the leisure center this year ... kendal camping and caravn club has a site just on shap road a bit out of town , probably take like 40 min to walk to the town centre though , looked up there number and its 01539 741363 could ...

if you climb or mountaineer , i would recommend Mic Fowlers 2 books , some of the best biographical wrighting i have come across , allways entertaining even on the most harrowing acounts of things , cant reccomed them enough ! ... but think you would have to be in to climbing to enjoy them.

Looks like you had a fantastic time! How did the £1400 break down roughly? I.e. Flights, other travel, accomodation/food ok so £800 each on flights with etihad that included the bikes as hand lugage and 1 extra bag between us £40 each for permits £350 each on food accomadation etc during the treck ...

believe they have now finished the road all the way to Lo Manthang

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Errr finished is a bit of an over statement it is there but still just a good jeep track really, they are still doing work to improve it further

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Last time I was loud against fires on here my words got censored...

you sure think bb has allways been pretty cold on fires you sure you dont mean bike and bivy that lot will burn down whole forests to have a real outdoors experience

allso this is what eve and i used on the WRT this year fited in my bar harness no problem , and i have had it up in baaaad weather but is a small 2 man rather that a 1 man 2kg so not hideous but a bit heavy https://www.decathlon.co.uk/quickhiker-ultralight-2-hiking-tent-2-man-grey-id_8245650.html ht...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2017-new-arrival-Naturehike-1-Man-Tarp-Tent-Single-Person-None-Pole-Ultralight-Pyramid-Outdoor-Hiking/32838274875.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.19.HGu6F6&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10065_10151_10068_10130_10344_10345_10547_10342_10343_10340_1034...

all ways have a fire at the end of the day,keep warm, dry your clothes out,cook your pork chops on it piss the farmer off , kill the trees , lave a nasty mark .... ;) nah i have once had a fire bike packing but that was on a beach on locj lomond verry small just big enough to smoke out the midges t...

http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... 10&t=11167

full wright-up in the other bit of the website

ok so we have been back for a week and the bikes are still in boxes (my bike still in a slightly sad state still) but i have got round to writing this post about our trip round the Annapurna circuit from Besisahar to Beni via the 5400m thorung la pass. As far as the bikepacking purity of the trip we...

i might give the bar harness a go as myn is fecked after nepal . and if it is as good as other chineese made bags with welded seems i have seen looking at samples in my job as a product designer, it will be stronger and better than any sewn kit made in the uk... the seat pack does look less great th...

thanks all,
back in the uk now will try and sort a trip report this week !
was grate !

Get a custom one made by bespoke ultralight. My one is amazing, will do exactly what you ask for and prices are great, verry good 860 fp down avalabe

https://scontent.fktm4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/22861457_10155480472027034_5871584973319262192_o.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=7428e5e93e12a0a3466d82be16895648&oe=5A73AB10 Made it over the pass and now at the end of our annapurna circuit trip, will post a proper account of it when...

Right so the bikes are in bags, the gps has a track on it the maps are packed and the bike packing bag are packed and in a big hold all.... all ready to go to the airport tomorrow ! accomadation in kathmandu sorted travel to the start of the annapurna sorted ! here we go haha.... should be some good...

I did the 2013 bb200 using a Garmin edge 200 on breadcrumb trail! Had to refer to the paper map I had with me many times...! i use to refere to the map lots just following a black and white bread crumb but now have ffaith in the totaly blind form of navigation and just roll with it .... it actually...

not many as mostly just shiver in a bivi bag but : mosedaile cottage (lakes ) - verry good bothy , sofas and good stove but boggy approach too boggy to ride but bring ur own fuel as not normally anything left ... have done several new years party's here as its local , but miles away from anywhere ! ...